Am I wasting my time and money getting a breast lift for pseudo ptosis? (photo)

I have been told I have pseudo ptosis, as well as breasts that sit naturally low on my chest wall.The surgeon I saw said a lift will leave me disappointed,and that I should opt for a large teardrop implant only. He later said I could go with a lift and an implant (as I stressed my want to not be any more than one cup size bigger- but would still like some upper pole fullness) Would I be able to get away with just a lift?Or would a ba/bl be best? I refuse to just get a large implant as a solution

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Lift without a lift?

November 2nd, 2013

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A surgeon should be able to simulate the result of a lift by pinching your breast as you view yourself in a mirror. Only you can decide if that will be good enough. But if your size is good, why bother with the risks and costs of having an implant. And there is no such thing a an 'only' solution. If your surgeon doesn't offer options, I would suggest getting another opinion.

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Breast Lift

October 29th, 2013

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I would suggest using a moderate size round implant and a maybe a horizontal lower pole excision to get rid of the redundant hanging breast tissue if you actually have pseudo ptosis but it would be important to see some picture

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